Abu Maher Ghneim

Muhammad Ratib Ghneim Kunya: 'Abū Maher
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Born	1937
Nationality	Palestinian
Political party	Fatah

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Muhammad "Abu Maher" Ghneim (محمد "أبو ماهر" راتب غنيم‎, b. 1937) is a Palestinian politician and a senior Fatah official, being a member of the organization's central committee.^[1]

Biography

Ghneim was born in Jerusalem in 1937 and was involved in trade union activism until he, along with thousands of other Palestinians, was expelled from the city during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He became involved in Palestinian politics, becoming a founding member of Fatah in 1957. He also participated in the founding of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. For much of this period, he fought against Israel alongside Yasser Arafat. Receiving military training from the People's Republic of China, Ghneim became a commander of Fatah's official armed wing al-Assifa ("the Storm").^[1]

Ghneim opposed the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords signed by Arafat, and refused to return to the Palestine until all of its territory was "liberated," i.e. including modern-day Israel. He had remained in exile in Tunisia, but returned to the West Bank on July 29, 2009 to attend the Fatah General Conference in Bethlehem. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas reportedly convinced Israeli authorities to allow Ghneim to enter the Palestinian territories and permanently live there. He was greeted by Abbas and hundreds of Fatah activists in Ramallah. His return signified a change in Fatah politics, with Ghneim bolstering Abbas's position against rival Fatah leader Farouk Qaddoumi who remains in exile.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Top Fatah figure Abu Maher Ghneim returns to West Bank Ma'an News Agency. 2009-07-29.

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